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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-873-2024
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Original research article
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06 Dec 2024
Original research article |
| 06 Dec 2024
| 06 Dec 2024
Soil is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
Ram C. Dalal
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
Brigid A. McKenna
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
Pete Smith
Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen,AB24 3UU, Scotland, UK
Peng Wang
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Zhe Weng
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
Frederik J. T. van der Bom
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, the University of Copenhagen, Højbakkegaard Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark
Neal W. Menzies
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Maize/Peanut Intercropping Under Water-Limited Semi-Arid Growing Conditions W. Xiang et al.
- Editorial: Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from soil R. Yang et al.
- Seasonal frost improves probiotic and nutrient availability in fermented vegetables A. Luzmore et al.
- Conversion from improved pasture to arable exacerbates unintended environmental consequences: Evidence from the North Wyke Farm Platform, UK Y. Guo et al.
- Legume-grass mixed pasture enhances soil organic matter, enzymatic activity and microbial necromass of sandy soils aggregates S. da Costa Soares et al.
- Hydrological and sediment transport responses to future climate change scenarios in southeastern Brazil under CMIP6 multi-model ensemble L. Segantin & M. Garcia
- European Green Deal Strategies for Agriculture in Dynamic Urbanised Landscapes A. Gobin & I. Uljee
- Temperature Effects on Forest Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Mechanisms, Ecosystem Responses, and Future Directions T. Wang et al.
- Fertiliser use and carbon sequestration in agricultural soils N. Bolan et al.
- Sustainable Approaches to Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in the EU: Practices, Mechanisms, and Policy Integration R. Madjar et al.
- Carbon dioxide emissions and nitrogen and phosphorus mineralization patterns from soil amended with shoot and root residues of different wheat genotypes N. Mbava et al.
- Subsoiling with Liquid Manure Injection Enhances Soil Carbon Retention, Soil Quality, and Yield Sustainability in a Wheat–Maize System in the North China Plain: Results of a 2-Year Field Experiment Y. Hao et al.
- Limited effect of organic matter addition on stabilised organic carbon in four tropical arable soils M. Van de Broek et al.
- Soil C-CO2 Emissions Across Different Land Uses in a Peri-Urban Area of Central Croatia M. Galic et al.
- Soil degradation: An integrated model of the causes and drivers P. Kopittke et al.
- Dynamics of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Chernozem Soils under a Forest Shelterbelt and Adjacent Arable Land in the Southern Forest-Steppe S. Sheshnitsan et al.
- Trade-offs between agronomic yields and sustainability in winter wheat cropping systems under climate change mediated by soil organic matter content J. Michel et al.
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Short summary
Soil produces 98.8 % of the calories consumed by humans, but the contribution that the anthropogenic use of soil makes to global warming is not clear. We show that soil has contributed 15 % of the total global warming caused by well-mixed greenhouse gases. Thus, our finding that soil is a substantial contributor to global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions represents a "wicked problem" – how do we continue to increase food production from soil whilst also decreasing emissions?
Soil produces 98.8 % of the calories consumed by humans, but the contribution that the...
